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RAF Bombers of WWII Blenheim Bristol Blenheim: British light bomber introduced in 1937. Boston A-20 Havoc in U.S. Service. Twin-engine light bomber introduced in 1941. Halifax Handley Page Halifax: British four-engine heavy bomber. Introduced in 1940. Over 6,000 produced. Crew       7 Length 71 ft 7 in Wingspan 104 ft 2 in Height 20 ft 9 in Wing area 1,190 sq ft Loaded weight 54,400 lb Engines 4 Bristol Hercules XVI radial engine, 1,615 hp each Maximum speed 282 mph at 13,500 ft Range 1,860 mi Ceiling 24,000 ft Wing loading 45.7 lb/sq ft Guns 8 0.303 in Browning machine guns, 1 0.303 in Vickers K machine gun in nose Bombs 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) of bombs Hampden Handley Page HP.52 Hampden: British twin-engine medium bomber. Introduced in 1938. Approx. 1,400 produced. Lancaster Avro Lancaster: British four-engine heavy bomber. Introduced in 1942. Over 7,300 produced by Avro. Crew       7 Length 69 ft 5 in Wingspan 102 ft Height 19 ft 7 in Wing area 1,300 sq ft Empty weight 36,828 lb Loaded weight 63,000 lb Engines 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V12 engines, 1,280 hp each Maximum speed 280 mph at 15,000 ft Range 3,000 mi Service ceiling 23,500 ft Wing loading 48 lb/sq ft Guns 8 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns Bombs 14,000 lb Mosquito de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito: British multi-purpose twin-engine aircraft. Introduced in 1941. Over 7,700 produced. Crew       2 Length 44 ft 6 in Wingspan 54 ft 2 in Height 17 ft 5 in Wing area 454 sq ft Empty weight 14,300 lb Loaded weight 18,100 lb Max takeoff weight 25,000 lb Engines 2 Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,710 hp each Maximum speed 415 mph at 28,000 ft Range 1,500 mi Ceiling 37,000 ft Wing loading 39.9 lb/sq ft Bombs 4,000 lb Stirling Short Stirling: British four-engine heavy bomber. Introduced in 1941. Over 2,300 produced. Ventura Lockheed Ventura: Twin-engine light bomber. Wellington Vickers Wellington: British twin-engine medium bomber. Introduced in 1938. Over 11,400 produced. Crew       6 Length 64 ft 7 in Wingspan 86 ft 2 in Height 17 ft 5 in Wing area 840 sq ft Empty weight 18,556 lb Max takeoff weight 28,500 lb Engines: 2 Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII radial engines, 1,050 hp each Maximum speed 235 mph at 15,500 ft Range 2,550 mi Ceiling 18,000 ft Wing loading 34 lb/sq ft Guns 6 0.303 Browning machine guns Bombs 4,500 lb Whitley Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley: British twin-engine medium bomber. Introduced in 1937. Over 1,800 produced.